For God So Loved

 

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a great week!    With Easter approaching at the end of March, our Design Team has been creating Easter and spring encouragement cards this week on the Stamp Simply blog.  

For my Easter card, I decided to pull out two stamp sets- Salvation (for the verse sentiment) along with the  Get Well Tulip Stamp/Die Bundle and paired them with the pink gingham pattern from the Echo Park My Favorite Easter paper pad and other accessories from Stamp Simply.

To create this card:

De-static the upper right hand area of a 4” x 5 ⅛” piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool.

Ink the verse sentiment from the Salvation stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Trim two pieces of the pink gingham My Favorite Easter paper – one approx. 3.75” x 3” and the other approx. 3.75” x 1”.

Mount the larger piece onto the bottom half of the verse panel.

Adhere the layered card front to a piece of 4” x 5 ¼” piece of black white cardstock.

Trim and mount onto a white 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card base.

Die cut a piece of white cardstock with the Tim Holtz Crochet Die.

Adhere the smaller piece of designer paper (from above- 1” x 3.75”) onto white cardstock. 

Trim and adhere the die cut paper lace behind the panel before mounting onto the card front.

De-static another piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the tulip from the Get Well Tulip Bundle with Versamark Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, color the tulip with water-based markers.

Die cut the tulip with the coordinating die and cut two additional tulips from white cardstock to layer behind the colored image.

Adhere the tulip to the card front using dimensional foam.

Add a few pearls to the upper right hand and lower left hand corners to finish off the card.

If you have not had a chance to check out my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, I hope you will do so- such beautiful inspiration from all!!

Stamp Sets: Get Well Tulip Bundle, Salvation (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Wild Wasabi, Gumball Green

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black, Echo Park My Favorite Easter 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools:  Gemini, Jr., Get Well Tulip Bundle, Sizzix Dies by Tim Holtz- Crochet,  Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the current specials at Stamp Simply!

I am playing along with the Word Art Wednesday #623-#624 "Anything Goes" Challenge.  I hope you  have the time to visit their site as well- such amazing inspiration!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a blessed weekend!

TCC194 Create in Me

 

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our #194 {Spring Bouquet} Challenge at The Card Concept! The Card Concept is a bi-weekly photo inspiration challenge.  We would love for you to create a card based on our inspiration photo and join us!

Isn’t this a beautiful spring table setting? I was inspired by the soft pinks, blues, textures of the flowers/nests and silver accents for my Shabby and Vintage Mixed Media card.

Those of you who follow my blog know that I enjoy participating with other online challenges.  I know how much work goes into maintaining a challenge blog and want to give them support as well as enjoy seeing all of their Design Team creations and galleries :-)  

I will be linking this card to the As You Like It “Favorite Flower (and Why) Challenge (I like tulips, they are a sign of spring and one of my Mother’s favorites as well) along with the Tic Tac Toe #226 Featured Designer Elizabeth’s Challenge (left column down- Flowers, Embossing, Encouragement) and the Word Art Wednesday #593-#594 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the DT as well as the other challenge sites.

This card was fun and fairly easy to make.

Trim a piece of the pale pink designer paper from the Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6 Paper Pad to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”.  Emboss with the Darice Vine Pattern Embossing Folder. 

Apply Frost White Shimmer Paint over the entire surface (I used an AquaPainter) and distress the edges with scissors and/or a distressing tool.

Tear a piece of the blue gingham patterned paper (from the My Favorite Spring Pad).  

De-static the lower right hand area, stamp the sentiment from Words of Encouragement with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Distress the edges and add to the embossed pink background panel.  Mount the layered background panel onto a piece of white cardstock (trimming close to the edge).

Adhere a piece of white Venise Lucia .75” lace and blue seam binding (wrapping the ends of the seam binding behind the panel).

Mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of the baby blue designer paper and adhere to a white card base.

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the tulip image from Get Well Tulip Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Color the tulip with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die (also cutting two additional tulips from white cardstock to layer behind the stamped image).

Add a looped piece of silver metallic string to the card front and mount the tulip with dimensional foam.

Die cut a piece of lace from white cardstock using the Tim Holtz Crochet Die and add a piece to the upper left hand corner.

Finish off the card with a few pearls in the upper right hand corner.

A spring time card for Mother’s Day, encouragement or “just because”.

Stamp Sets:  Get Well Tulip Bundle, Words of Encouragement (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black; Stampin’ Write Markers- Powder Oink, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Granny Apple Green, Lemonlime Twist

Cardstock/Paper: White, Echo Park My Favorite Spring 6x6

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Get Well Tulip Bundle, Sizzix Thinlits by Tim Holtz- Crochet, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Distressing Tool, Venise Lucia .75” Lace- White, Seam Binding Bundle- Blue Purples, May Arts Metallic String- Silver, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearls

 Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #194 {Spring Bouquet} Challenge at The Card Concept!

Tulip Prayers

 Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a vintage style floral card that was designed using the Get Well Tulip Bundle along with the Craft Consortium Baroque 6x6 Paper Pad and a few other supplies all from Stamp Simply. 

Plus this week, the Get Well Tulip items are part of the Tulips & Roses Flower of the Week sale at Stamp Simply- save 15% off! 

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and am linking this card to the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge along with the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #172 (Diagonal – Watercolor, Free, Any Sentiment).

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all of the inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the above challenge sites- gorgeous galleries from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the Craft Consortium Baroque 6x6 paper to 3 ¾ ” x 5”, de-static the upper right hand area with an embossing powder tool.  Ink the verse sentiment from the Get Well Tulip Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, distress the edges with a distressing tool and mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ¼” piece of dark purple cardstock.

Add a strip of .75” White Venise Lace to the panel. 

Layer another pattern of the Baroque 6x6 Paper– cut to approx. 1 ¾” x 3 ⅝”, distress the edges and layer onto a piece of 2” x 4 ¼” dark purple cardstock. Adhere to the panel covering the raw edge of the lace.

Add a strip of purple seam binding and wrap the edges behind the panel.

Mount onto a white card base.

Ink the tulip image from the Get Well Tulip Bundle with Versafine Onyx Black, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die from the Get Well Tulip Bundle.

Mount onto the card front with dimensional foam. 

Finish off the card with a purple seam binding bow and pearls in the corners.

Stamp Sets: Get Well Tulip Bundle (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black. Stampin’ Write Markers- Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Gumball Green

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Eggplant; Craft Consortium Baroque 6x6 paper pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Clear Stamps- Get Well Tulip Bundle;  .75” Venise Lace Lucia- 1 yd- White, Seam Binding Sampler- Blues Purples- 30 yards, Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Pearls- Pearl, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by- I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend! 

Loved Beyond Measure

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a quick floral card that was designed using the Get Well Tulip Bundle along with the Farmhouse Simple Sentiments stamp set, the Craft Consortium Grunge Dark 6x6 Paper Pad and a few other supplies all from Stamp Simply.

Mother’s Day is on the horizon and I thought the sentiment would be perfect for a wonderful mother (or mother figure) in your life.

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy playing along with online challenges and am linking this card to the Cardz 4 Galz #169 “Spring Flowers for Mother’s Day or Spring Flowers” Challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not already had a chance to do so, I hope you visit the Stamp Simply blog to see all of the inspiration from the rest of the SS Design Team as well as the above challenge sites- beautiful galleries from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of the white cardstock to 4” x 5 ¼”, emboss with the Darice Vine Pattern embossing folder. 

Add a strip of the 1.5” white Raschel lace onto the dry embossed panel, mount the panel onto a white card base.

 Ink the tulip image from the Get Well Tulip stamp set with Versafine Black Onyx ink, stamp the image onto a piece of red and again onto a piece of green patterned Grunge Dark paper. 

Fussy cut the image – the petals from the red pattern and the leaves/stem from the green and adhere to the tulip die cut from white cardstock to create the paper pieced design.

Ink the sentiment from Farmhouse Simple Sentiments with Versafine Black Onyx ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Die cut the sentiment with the Fishtail Sentiment Banner Dies and die cut another banner from white cardstock.  Adhere the sentiment onto the blank die cut (this helps create a thicker die cut).

Adhere the sentiment first onto the card front and then add the die cut  using dimensional foam.

Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the petals and finish off the card with a few black rhinestones.

Stamp Sets: Get Well Tulip Bundle, Farmhouse Simple Sentiments (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black; Craft Consortium Dark Grunge 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Clear Stamps- Get Well Tulip Bundle; Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Fishtail Sentiment Banners, Darice Embossing Folder- Vine Pattern, Raschel Lace 1.5” – 3 yards- White, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Black, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a blessed week!

I Love You A Bushel and a Peck

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a mini folio album/journal designed using stamps, lace and other supplies from Stamp Simply!

I wanted to create a small journal/album that could be used as a prayer journal and decided to use up the rest of the Cupid & Co 6x6 paper that I had on hand from last year.

I found a wonderful tutorial online for the mini folio album construction and modified the instructions to create a 4x4 album- see the YouTube video at Polly’s Paper Studio: Accordion Fold Pocket Folio Crash Your Stash January Polly’s Paper Studio Tutorial   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAA7MEBeJAM

I followed the basic instructions that Polly had in the video but modified the instructions to create a 4x4 finished album with inserts, pockets and flaps. 

Front Cover and Page 1 with Insert, verse sentiment layers/journaling cards

Page 2 Insert, Journaling Cards 

Page 4 and 5/Back Cover

I used lightweight chipboard for the front and back cover and the black twill ribbon was added to the front and back before layering with the designer paper.

Once the album was completed with the designer paper, white Raschel Lace was layered over the edge of the spine (adhering to the front and back covers only) and added the Valentina Venise Lace over the edges of the Raschel Lace to finish off the spine. 

    Isn’t this lace gorgeous!  Raschel is on the left, Venise Valentina on the right 

The black twill ribbon was added to the chipboard front and back before layering with the designer paper.

The inserts have white cardstock layered onto the back so you could journal or add a photo.

The smaller rectangles for each page were designed to layer over each of the fold out flaps (or you could use to journal on the back and add photos, etc. to the fold outs).

The envelope punch board was used to create the tabs on each of the page inserts and a corner rounder for the journal cards that tuck behind each pocket.

As many of you who follow my blog know, I enjoy participating in online challenges and will be linking this card to the Festive Friday #FF0102 “St Valentine’s Day” Challenge (Red, Pink, Ribbon, Romantic Sentiment), the Simon Says Monday “Love is in the Air” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #529-#530 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the challenge sites yet or the Stamp Simply Blog, I hope you find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

Stamp Sets:  Words of Encouragement,   Fear Not, Get Well Tulip   and    Farmhouse Scriptural Quotes (Stamp Simply)    

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black

Cardstock/Paper:  Black, White; Cupid & Co 6x6 Paper Pad (Echo Park)  

Accessories/Tools: Corner Rounder, 1 ½” Raschel Lace-3 yards White, 1.75” Venise Lace Valentina- 1 yard White, May Arts 5/8” Twill Ribbon- Black- 10 yard bundle, Envelope Punch Board, Scoring Tool 

This was a fun project that I hope has inspired you to be creative this week!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit and don’t forget the fabulous February sale at Stamp Simply- use code LOVE15.